Career
Clenott served on the Portland, Maine City Council from 1986 to 1992, including a two one-year terms as mayor (1989 and 1990). She was a Democrat. Prior to serving in elected office, Clenott was a schoolteacher in the Portland Public Schools system. She taught Latin at Lincoln Middle School and Deering High School.
On the council, Clenott strengthened Portland"s relationship with Shinagawa, a sister city.
In May 2000, Clenott was ordered to pay $100,000 in damages after she was among Cumberland County officials named in a lawsuit by Moses Sebunya, who was president of the Maine National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at the time. Sebunya sued the county for alleged harassment after he lost job as county jail administrator after he gave a speech criticizing local officials about hate crimes.
